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‘These fuel sources are nonrenewable, even with aggressive replacement strategies in place.’

‘Steel is made from a non-renewable resource so we only have a limited amount to export.’

‘These hidden gardens, protected by a strong street-facing facade, are oases for the office workers, producing a tempered microclimate while minimizing use of nonrenewable energy in very hot climates.’

‘These materials are all nonrenewable, require vast amounts of energy to manufacture and recycle and are major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions.’

‘A community enters a danger zone when it relies on a non-renewable resource - even a huge gas field - for its basic needs of food and water.’

‘In the name of saving nonrenewable energy sources, I plan to ride my bike down here regularly throughout the summer.’

‘The consumption of resources, including non-renewable energy, is but one factor facing the development industry right now.’

noun

usually nonrenewables

A nonrenewable natural resource or source of energy.

‘the availability of oil or other nonrenewables is not a concern to modern environmentalists’

‘We must maintain the shift in balance between developing the non-renewables and the renewables sectors.’

‘Renewable raw materials bring obvious benefits compared with non-renewables, but it is important to look at how they are produced and processed.’

‘They would rather be running on wind power than contributing to the environmental problems associated with rampant use of non-renewables.’

‘He proposes a future energy mix of 25% nuclear, 15% coal, 40% gas and 20% renewables by 2025 and argues that security and sustainability of supply of non-renewables such as gas is crucial.’

‘And inevitably the non-renewables will run out and we will be forced to use sustainable energy.’

‘Every project is part of his singular pursuit of a totally ecological architecture integrated with environment and climate, which reduces consumption of non-renewables and is energy efficient with reduced emissions.’

‘Perhaps I shouldn't have cancelled the air-conditioning to cut our use of non-renewables.’

‘Civilization's rocketing growth comes from exploiting non-renewables: coal since 1800 and oil since 1900, for example.’

‘Does he seriously see us moving to renewable resources while there are still non-renewables we can burn?’